There are so many Marky stories! Just now I was thinking of the day he took me all over Green Peter Reservoir in his little boat...we were enjoying the beautiful summer afternoon, bobbing over the water...I was sitting at the bow (is that what it's called?), being the dubious hood ornament, and Mark was quietly but rather quickly guiding the boat toward shore...I turned to look at him, and there was water in the boat...he said "We..aaaahhh...sprung a leak..." I should have been scared I guess, but I busted up laughing instead from the look on his face. However, Mark, as usual, had it covered. He had life jackets and a 12 volt pump that was pumping the water out as fast as it came in. thus, we got back to shore, and dubbed the little boat...the Titanic. :)